Beer: Reviews & Ratings

Reviews by ecoastman:

4/5 rDev +10.8%look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A nice beer that's worth a try for Triple fans. Very drinkable for 9 ABV...

It started out as a clear pale gold until a little of the good stuff poured in at the end. I'm hoping this adds to the flavour as nicely as it gave the appearance a nice orange glow. The head recedes to a thin sustained layer with little lacing.

Champagne-like fine carbonation lifts the volatiles. It's smooth with some creaminess but also feels a bit thin. Some mineral character is present midway through the first few sips. There's a touch of courseness from the carbonation and alcohol at the back of the throat. A little spicy and phenolic. This isn't too malty sweet for a triple and finishes surprisingly dry with some mid-low bitterness.

Like any good triple, you're liking it even more by the end... (898 characters)

A golden pour with slight cloudiness. The head is huge and frothy. It looks great.

The nose seems rather dull. I'm having trouble detecting very much except to say that there is a slight sweetness there.The taste of the beer starts out very dry and bland, maybe a little wheaty. Towards the end it develops some sweetness and a touch of tanginess that i detect at the back of my mouth. Nice mouthfeel, i like this sort of lively & bubbly type tripel.

Overall it was not a bad beer, quite drinkable actually. The only problem i have is that as far as tripels go, it's not nearly the best example out there. (611 characters)

Smell  The spices are big in this aroma. Huge coriander along with tons of white pepper and a few others. Beneath that theres some solid malt scents, but this is all about the spices.

Taste  Tastes more like a BSPA than an Abbey Trippel. The spices are big on the tongue, supported by an excellent malt base. Theres a little yeast in there to mix things up and a light orange sweetness, but the spices lead the way here. It finishes with a little dryness. Very interesting.

Mouthfeel  Good, live carbonation and a medium to full body characterize this ale.

Drinkability  Nothing wrong with this one. Why it has a < 4 rating after 40 reviews I do not know.

Comments  This tasted more like a BSPA, and there was absolutely not a hint of alcohol in this 9.0 ABV bottle. I was overwhelmed by this underappreciated ale. (911 characters)

Masterfully poured into a St. Bernie chalice at Maduro a bright light hay, transparent, with an uber thick, white creamy crown. Huge head and a great aroma to go with it. Unrippened orange peal aroma reminds me of the fruit of a prickly ash tree. Dry green apple cider is also huge in the nose. Not all that complex but damn lovely. Taste matches but at a lesser degree. Nice dry, light feel. Bubbly. Very drinkable. (416 characters)

A semi-hazy golden brew topped with a white wisp of a head; lacking, no retention. Light phenols, chalk and a pear-ish fruity aroma. Fairly malty, sugary sweet, ripe fruits (like apricot), touch of burnt sugar, creamy mouthfeel and a massive alcohol profile; spicy and warm. More spice from an herbal/phenol character. A bit dry and crisp in the middle. Notes of lemon grass. Musty yeast character toward the finish with some bread crust and yeast flavours and bitter/dry raw grass.

A bit one-dimensional and average for the style, but still a tasty and powerful Tripel. (629 characters)

The brew looked like apple juice in my glass.Had a fruity malt aroma, typical of this style, on the tongue it had a fruit sweetness but thinner then I expected. Lacked the complexity that most other triples have. A little tartness became evident in the middle, came in for a somewhat dry finish. Unless its on sale , I'll probaly won't buy it again. (349 characters)

Appearance: It has a hazy light golden yellow color with an excellent, huge white head. Its head is thick and frothy with stiff rocky peaks that last forever.

Smell: The aroma is fruity and sweet with a nutty malt character and strong funky yeast. There is even a hint of coconut as well.

Taste/Mouth feel: The flavor starts off dry, with earthy yeast that turns malty, sweet and fruity. There is a slight hazelnut flavor along with tropical fruit notes and even a light coconut flavor as well. Hops add a light bitterness and herbal flavor to the finish. Its alcohol adds a pleasant warmth and sophistication to this smooth textured, medium bodied ale.

Notes: This is a very good triple that has a standout flavor that I really enjoyed. (811 characters)

A- A light hazy pilsner malt color with a huge brilliantly white head with great retention and thick spots of lacing.

S- Big pear and sour apple aroma coming straight out of the bottle before even poured into the glass. Light spicy coriander and clove character and a bit of banana and mint can also be found in the mix.

T- A yeasty spicy character is there, but nothing too strong, a light biscuity malt flavor is the main taste with a bit of banana and bitterness on the end. Not nearly as interesting as I would've liked.

M- Medium bodied, this one seems moderately thick for the style but the effervescent carbonation makes it feel creamy and very good for the style.

O- Despite the great body and nice smell the beer is a bit listless in the flavor department. It's an easy drinker but I would've liked more complex spices. (832 characters)

Appearance: Lots of bubbles, an almost champagne-like carbonation. Big foamy rocky head stays two fingers deep for a while. Hazed dusty golden hue.

Smell: Apple skin, old lemon peel, ripe pear, musty phenol and a chalky yeast are in the aroma with a faint bitterness as well.

Taste & Mouth-feel: Nearly a bone dry maltiness off of a strong crispness. Moderate body. Mild acidic twang. Bitterness plays back and forth from phenol to yeast to hop and even alcohol. Maltiness is a bit one way and the yeast lingers on forever. Hops are there with bitterness yet faded in flavour, thick herbal phenol ends up being quite clean. Vague fruitiness and a warming alcohol are the finish.

Drinkability & Notes: A modest brew, still a flavourful brew just not a brew that will knock your socks off. Worth a try though and it should certainly be treated like a dry champagne. (925 characters)

Little, stubby bottle pours a hazy, apricot body with a shortlived, offwhite, head that fades into some attractive, draping, sheet lace down the goblet.
Fine aroma is dominated by tropical fruits, beginning with mango, followed by banana, finished off with ruby red grapefruit, producing an overall bouquet resembling Juicy Fruit chewing gum.
Mouthfeel features a typical, Belgian, explosion of carbonation that softens as it warms, producing a smooth, medium body.
Taste features an amalgam of tropical fruits, think Juicy Fruit(again), pineapple, mango, and mango. Yeast is very subdued in this one, offering only a soft, musty, note. Alcohol is cleverly concealed, but reveals itself in a warming note midway through.
Nothing heavy duty, or industrial strength here, to overwhelm the senses. Just a dandy example of a solid, Belgian Tripel, that is an easy and fine sipping ale. Very pleasant, and significantly better than their Dubbel. (947 characters)

On tap at the Blind Tiger Ale house NYC, always interestind in trying a new Belgian, I gave this one a go...Pours very light, dull yellowish and cloudy, well deeloped white head, leaves nicely developed lacing. Nose was lemony and fresh. This beer was suprisingly light and thin for a triple. Notes of lemons, wheat, sort of like a creamsicle. Finished crisp and tart. Not my favorite triple, seemed more like a tart wheat beer. Of course it was pleasant and very drinkable, to hold its own as a triple they would need to kick up the malt bill, add some more candi sugar,spices and yeast phenolics. (598 characters)

Poured golden and bubbly. Massive head on this one at first that shriks to 1/4 inch. Smells pretty good with some pear- banana and alcohol as well as some other sweet citrus like smells. Taste is citrusy and alcoholic. Also kinda spicy and hoppy. Medium thin mouthfeel. Seems pretty drinkable , but a little to sweet for my taste. Still a very good beer though. Also , 9% ABV makes it quite a pleasant tasting. Id stay at their abbey any day . ( as long as they served these strong ales) (487 characters)

Has a fruity/citrus nose, smelling primarily of flowers (especially roses) and wildflower honey straight from the honeycomb, with a hint of sugary champagne.

On the tongue, the ale comes across as dry, but immensely flavorful, with fruit and champagne flavors swirling together. The first flavors, however, are almost sour, like apple ciders or light Flemish ales. The sugars take a while to show up, but when they do the ale changes characteristics, and lights up in the mouth to produce lovely flowery flavors, like rose hips. Light fruity flavors (banana, pear) accompany this, resting on top of an even lighter toasted grain base. The sugars last a good while into the aftertaste, and keep company with the dry hoppy finish.

Overall, I found this a good ale, though I was surprised at how dry and flowery it came across, as I was expecting far more sugars. Definitely worth trying, as this nicely expands the range of flavors available for Trippels in a nuanced, balanced, very drinkable package. (1,003 characters)

Appearance is a hazy straw-golden with a huge rocky white head that settles nicely into a thin layer. Obviously moderately carbonated. Wonderful estery aromas of lemon, pear, and apricot blends nicely with malts that remind me of graham crackers. Moderate hop aroma of perfumy and flowery hops a little overwhelming here and a bit solvent-like smell in the background is noticeable as it warms. Velvety mouthfeel bursts with flavors of esters like what was found in the aroma but once again there is a bit of a solvent-like hard alcoholic warmth lurking in there as well as a bit of a vegetal asparagus-like flavor. Rosy hop flavors and a slight hop bitterness don't quite balance the malts here so it finishes quite sweet. I really wanted to like this beer more because it had great complexity in flavor and aroma, but there were some off-putting flavors and aromas plus the hops didn't quite balance the sweetness. Perhaps it was just this bottle so I would definately try this beer again. (991 characters)

This triple pours a beautiful golden color from the bottle. A large foamy head arises and stays around for some time. The smell is malty, yeasty, and fruity. The taste parallels the smell. A realy nice belgian. No unmasked alcohol, so beware the ensuing buzz. Enjoy! (266 characters)